One of the most useful trends in baby shower cakes today is the diaper cake. Now this isnt the baby shower cake youll be serving your guests but its one that the parents to be will find more useful and certainly less fattening. A diaper cake is created out of diapers wrapped and tied to a stable center, then decorated with an assortment of items such as pacifiers, receiving blankets and small stuffed animals that have been tied to ribbons tied or gently taped to the diapers. Its easy to find diaper cake patterns online at sites hosting baby shower help. The cakes are easily made using diaper cake patterns found online. For beginners, two pairs of hands will make the job quicker and lessen the possibility of frustration if diapers slip and slide. Directions on making a diaper cake are simple though it may take some practice. Using a paper towel roll as your center, begin rolling the baby diapers into tight bundles and then attaching them with scotch tape to the roll. The bottom cake layer will be around 20 or so diapers with progressively fewer in the upper layers thus ending with a tiered cake effect. After that, this baby shower cake takes on a darling air with the addition of various baubles and baby needs. Some directions for making a diaper cake also suggest using silk flowers i.e. babys breath or small rosebuds to heighten the cake effect. All in all, while your guests may have to look elsewhere for dessert, everyone will adore this baby shower cake, especially the parents. |
